Boston Red Sox vs Texas Rangers
August 17, 1972 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 17, 1972 at Arlington Stadium. The Boston Red Sox defeated the Texas Rangers and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Boston Red Sox 4, Texas Rangers 3

Boston Red Sox ab   r   h rbi
Harper cf 4 1 1 1
Aparicio ss 4 1 2 0
Yastrzemski lf 3 1 0 0
Smith rf 4 1 2 3
Petrocelli 3b 3 0 0 0
Fisk c 4 0 1 0
Cater 1b 4 0 0 0
Kennedy 2b 4 0 1 0
Pattin p 1 0 0 0
  Kosco ph 1 0 0 0
  Lee p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 4 7 4
Texas Rangers ab   r   h rbi
Maddox cf 5 0 1 0
Mason ss 4 1 2 0
  Ragland ph 1 0 0 0
Biittner rf 3 0 1 0
Billings lf,c 3 1 2 1
Howard 1b 4 0 0 0
Jones 3b 3 1 1 0
  Nelson ph,3b 0 0 0 0
Fahey c 3 0 1 1
  Grieve ph,lf 1 0 1 0
Harris 2b 3 0 1 1
Paul p 3 0 1 0
  Pina p 0 0 0 0
  Ford ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 34 3 11 3
Boston 100 000 030470
Texas 021 000 0003110
  Boston Red Sox IP H R ER BB SO
Pattin  W (11-11) 7.0 10 3 3 2 9
  Lee  SV (4) 2.0 1 0 0 1 2
Totals
9.0
11
3
3
3
11
  Texas Rangers IP H R ER BB SO
Paul  L (5-5) 7.2 7 4 4 2 5
  Pina   1.1 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
7
4
4
2
5

  E–None.  DP–Boston 1, Texas 1.  2B–Boston Smith (17,off Paul); Aparicio (16,off Paul), Texas Paul (2,off Pattin).  HR–Boston Harper (11,1st inning off Paul 0 on, 0 out); Smith (15,8th inning off Paul 2 on, 2 out).  SH–Pattin (4,off Paul); Biittner (5,off Pattin).  IBB–Billings (4,by Pattin).  CS–Harris (2,2nd base by Pattin/Fisk); Nelson (12,2nd base by Lee/Fisk).  IBB–Pattin (2,Billings).  U-HP–Frank Umont, 1B–Jim Odom, 2B–Don Denkinger, 3B–Ron Luciano.  T–2:29.  A–5,754.
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